Resources on Construction sector

  1. Safety and health in construction (Revised edition)

    16 November 2022

    The revised ILO Code of practice on safety and health in construction was adopted by a Meeting of Experts held in Geneva from 21 to 25 February 2022. This code of practice replaces an earlier code that was adopted in 1992 and was considered outdated in view of the changes in working practices and conditions in the construction sector in the past decades. It takes into account new areas which require improved health and safety practices and other protective measures.

  2. Safety and health in construction

    01 January 1992

    The objective of this code is to provide practical guidance on a legal, administrative, technical and educational framework for safety and health in the construction sector.

  3. Safety and Health in Construction

    01 January 1992

  4. R175 Safety and Health in Construction Recommendation, 1988

    21 June 1988

    RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION

  5. C167 Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988

    20 June 1988

    Convention concerning Safety and Health in Construction
    (Note: Date of coming into force: 01/11/1991.)

  6. Safety and health in building and civil engineering work

    31 December 1972

    Code of practice relating to occupational safety and occupational health in civil engineering and the construction industry - includes provisions concerning the work environment and equipment, fire protection, noise, machinery (incl. Building machinery and electrical machinery, ionising radiations, explosives, handling, occupational health, welfare, health services, etc.)

  7. Guide to the prevention and suppression of dust in mining, tunnelling and quarrying

    01 January 1965

    The object of this manual is to indicate those operations in mining, tunnelling and quarrying which are likely to give rise to airborne dust, and to describe ways in which the concentrations may be determined and how they may be eliminated or reduced.

  8. Model code of safety regulations for industrial establishments for the guidance of governments and industry

    01 January 1956

    The purpose of this Model Code is to contribute to the elimination of danger to life, and to secure the safety and health of workers in industrial establishments. The provisions of this Model Code apply to construction, equipment and working conditions in industrial establishments.